“For every hour I spend writing, I spend three hours thinking about writing.” – Malcolm Gladwell
Malcolm Gladwell (@gladwell) is the author of five New York Times bestsellers — The Tipping Point, Blink, Outliers, What the Dog Saw, and David and Goliath. He has been named one of the 100 most influential people by TIME magazine and one of the Foreign Policy’s Top Global Thinkers.
He has explored how ideas spread in the Tipping Point, decision making in Blink, the roots of success in Outliers, and the advantages of disadvantages in his latest book David and Goliath. In his latest podcast project, Revisionist History, Gladwell examines the way the passage of time changes and enlightens our understanding of the world around us.
In this in-depth, in-person conversation, we cover a ton, including:
- His research and writing process
- How he learned to ask good (and “dumb”) questions
- Favorite books
- Routines, habits, and tools
- How he pulls together seemingly unrelated stories into a cohesive theme (and eventually a book)
- Philosophies related to public speaking
- His obsession with running
- Why he eats as little as possible in the mornings
- And much more…
If you only have 5 minutes, listen to Gladwell’s creative “recipes” for storytelling.
Enjoy!
You can find the transcript of this episode here. Transcripts of all episodes can be found here.
Want to hear another podcast with a great storyteller? Listen to my conversation with Cal Fussman. In this episode, we discuss Cal’s interviews with the most influential people in history, how he made himself a guinea pig (Cal boxed against world champion Julio Cesar Chavez), and his best life lessons.
QUESTION OF THE DAY: What was your favorite quote or lesson from this episode? Please let me know in the comments.
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